Our events are held in either the Drawing Room or the Ballroom of one of the most prestigious private clubs in Britain. Established in 1868 and occupying a very fine 18th century house, the Savile Club's distinguished history has made it famous within Britain's literary, academic and artistic circles. It provides a civilised and comfortable venue for the Independent Investor conferences.
Walter Burns (brother-in-law of J Pierpoint Morgan) bought 69 Brook Street in 1884 and in 1890 he also bought 71 Brook Street and engaged the eminent firm of Parisian architects and decorators, Bouwens Van der Boyer, to assist with the demolition and reconstruction of No 71 as the Ballroom. He transformed the principal rooms of the old house into suites of elegant salons.
French interiors had been popular in London in the 1830’s but few examples were constructed with the architectural rigour and exquisite craftsmanship which we find here. The decor is an elegant adaptation of the florid style that was so popular under Louis XV. The interiors are among the most extensive and exquisite of their type to survive in London.
Prominent members of the Savile Club, which has been based in Brook Street, since moving there in 1927, include Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Max Beerbohm, Sir Edward Elgar and Sir Ralph Richardson. The club's ambition from the outset has been to provide a civilised and sociable forum in which leading figures from a wide range of professional backgrounds can meet to talk and argue about the issues of the day.